Sausage-sttjefer



J. 1. WEEKS.

Sausagev Machine.

Patented Sept. 19, 1854*.

.m @NNI UNITED STATES rPA'IEN'I OFFICE.

JOHN J. WEEKS, OF BUGKRAM, NEW YORK.

sAUsAGE-STUFFER;

Specification of Letters Patent No. '1 1,706, dated September 19, 1854. i

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known, that I, JOHN J. WEEKS, of Buckram, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rotary Sausage- Stuf'fers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1, is a vertical longitudinal section of the machine, as it appears when in operation. Fig. 2, is a vertical transverse section of the same through the line, w, m, in Figs. 1, and 3. Fig. 3, is a horizontal section of the machine through the line, y, y, in Figs. 1, and 2.

Similar letters of reference in each of the several figures indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a simple device for giving the proper shape to the case or gut as fast as the meat is stuffed into the same, and also for confining, and preventing too great strain on the case 0r gut as the meat is forced or stuffed into it, said device being adjustable, so as to be thrown up out of the way when necessary.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A, in the accompanying drawing, represents a stationary hollow cylinder made in two parts, and provided with a stand or base, B, to rest upon. It is also provided with a tangential discharge spout, C, and with feed passage and hopper, D, as shown in Fig. 1.

E, 1s a shaft arranged inside of the cylinder, A, and its journals revolve freely in bearings formed on the said cylinder eccentric to the axis of the same, as shown in the drawing. The shaft, E, is cast with radial grooves, F, F, which intersect each other, and pass entirely through the shaft, and extend along its whole length, as shown in the drawing. The shaft is thus divided into four equal parts which are held from falling apart, by t e journals which are made solid, and cast with the shaft.

G, G', are sliding plates placed in the grooves, F, F,-these plates are made to serve as Scrapers and conveyers for taking the meat from the hopper, and carrying it round to the discharge spout, C, as the shaft, E, revolves. The conveyer, G, is made with, a slot, a, in its center, and Gr', has an open slot, b, in each of its sides, and is divided at its center as represented. The slot, a, allows of the conveyer, G', passing through the shaft, E, and moving radially back and forth in the groove in the same, as the shaft revolves. It also serves for keeping it in place, and preventing it having lateral motion to the right and left. The open slots, b, b, allow the conveyer, G, to move radially back and forth as the shaft revolves. It is by setting the shaft and conveyers eccentric to the axis 0f the cylinder, A, that the desired movement is secured for the conveyers.

By examining the drawings, it will be seen that one portion of the periphery of the shaft, E, is always nearly touching the part, c, of the inner circumference of the cylinder, and as said part, c, is at the top of the discharge passage, O, and either of the conveyers is moved out as far as it is capable of moving when in contact with the part, c, there is no possible chance of the meat being carried around past said point, and consequently it must be discharged continuously at O, as illustrated in the drawlng.

I, is a tube placed on the spout, O, and secured by a lug, e, or other means. This tube serves for receiving the case or ut, it being provided with a shoulder, f, o sufiicient depth to allow of a gut of great length being placed on the tube. The gut is placed over the tube in the manner shown in Fig. 1, in red color.

On the under side of the tube, I, a small air tube, J, is placed; it is open at both ends, and when the gut is drawn over the tube, its forward end is closed by the same, and consequently when the meat is forced into the gut or case, the air in the same will be caused to pass through said tube, and escape at its back end, as shownby red arrows, and thus all danger of bursting the gut, or confining the air in with the meat, avoided.

K, is a swinging arm carrying the shaping and protectino` tubes, L. It is attached to the ears, g, g, of the cylinder, A, by a fulcrum pin, il.. The tube, L, is attached to the arm, K, by the eye or guide pieces, z', z', and slides loosely back and forth, so that the arm may be thrown up to a vertical position, out of the way, when it is desired to place the gut on the tube, I. The tube, L, serves for giving the pro er even shape to the sausage as fast as stu ed, and also takes off all extra pressure when more meat than the diameter of the gut can lcontain s forced into the same. A'series of tubes, as shown in the drawing, may be placed insideV ot the tube, L, so that different Sized saus-Y ages may be made, When desirable.

The operation of the machine s Very simple.

turned continuously; blades or conveyers take the meat from the hopper, and discharge it continuously through the passage, C, into the case, astillustrated plainly in the drawing. The length of one sausage being stuffed, the gut is pulled off another length and lled in like manner, and so on until v The gut is pulled off the tube the de-VV sired length, and fastened at its end. The Y meat is placed in the hopper, and they shaft' the Whole gut is filled. The proper even shape` beingV given to the same, Valong its Ventire length, by the tube, L, and the air being excluded through the tube, J, as before stated.

vWhat I claim as my invention,y and desire toV Vsecure by Letters Patent, is

-I claim, the arrangement ofthe adjustable shaping and protecting tube, K, in combination With the filling tube, I, substantially as and for the purpose described.A v t Jol-1N ...L WEEKS.

Witnesses: Y.

` S. WALES, y vJ No. W. HAMmToN. 

